Citizen Soldier

Citizen Soldier

  • Submitted By: cnelson
  • Date Submitted: 05/24/2008 2:30 PM
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Citizen Soldier By: Brian Williams We all want our rights, but they must be balanced by our responsibilities. This quote has a very strong message. As American's, we have a duty to respond in a time of need. Not only should we go to war if we are called for, we should have pride in our nation at all times. Many American's don't realize how lucky we are. In America there are so many possibilities. A person born to a poor family can go from rags to riches. Most of us don't have to worry about getting a meal, or having a place to live. People in other countries deal with the simple things that we regret everyday. To have all our rights as American's we have certain responsibilities to keep these rights possible. In the filmBrave Rifles, the bravery of the GI's is inspiring. Several examples were given where the soldiers didn't have a chance but they would hold off the German army all by themselves to buy their fellow soldiers some time. It is just awesome that they were able to do this. Many of them probably had families back home, but they put this aside and died for a greater cause. Our freedom. These soldiers helped make America what it is today. They stood for what America stands for. Opportunity Freedom, and Wealth. So many people die each year trying to come to the United States from Mexico and Cuba. People complain about the increase of population of these people even in this area. I really don't have much to say about it because if I was from Cuba or Mexico, my main goal would be to make it to America. You really can't blame those people for wanting to come here.

In America, if you come up with an idea and it sells well then you can become very wealthy off of it. For example, Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started building circuit boards in their garage. They were progressing toward the first computer that someone could have at their house. They developed programs that would be easy for a person to...

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